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Burma's Kaman Muslims Cite Religious Conflict in Rakhine State

Daniel Schearf

Published November 29, 2012

Communal fighting in Burma's western Rakhine State has focused on the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted and stateless Muslim minority. But the ethnic Kaman, another Muslim group recognized as citizens, were also involved in the clashes, raising concerns of a wider religious conflict. VOA's Daniel Schearf reports from Rakhine State.


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